Cunningness
Cunningness noun - Skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means.
Ploy and cunningness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ploy" instead a noun "Cunningness".
Ploy
Ploy noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
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Cunningness and ploy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cunningness" instead a noun "Ploy".
Nearby Word: ployed
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Ploy and Cunningness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunningness/ploy
Cunningness & Ploy. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cunningness/ploy>.
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